general
General

Washington State Department of Retirement System ERBB Members

Composition of the Board

  • Two active and one retired Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) members
  • Two active and one retired Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) members
  • Two active and one retired School Employees' Retirement System (SERS) members
  • Two individuals with experience in defined contribution plan administration
  • One Deferred Compensation Program participant

Members

Representing PERS Members

Claude Burfect, DSHS, Residential Services Coordinator, Fircrest School
Dorothy Kiest, Retired

Representing TRS Members

Brian Talbott, Superintendent, Nine Mile Falls School District
Dr. Staci Vesneske, Executive Director, Human Resources, Spokane Public Schools
Michael Coleman, Retired

Representing SERS Members

Judi Owens, Head Secretary Maintenance Department, Central Valley School District
Carol Jensen, Retired

Representing Experience in Defined Contribution Plan Administration

Vacant

Representing Deferred Compensation Program Participants

Kathy Whitlock, Retired

Chair

Steve Hill, Director, Department of Retirement Systems